{"id":47119,"date":"2024-06-28T13:51:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T17:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=47119"},"modified":"2024-06-28T13:51:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T17:51:29","slug":"party-affiliation-matters-for-a-primary-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/06\/28\/party-affiliation-matters-for-a-primary-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Party Affiliation Matters for a Primary Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This presidential election year,\u00a0Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards reminds voters to double-check their party affiliation in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Vote_Ballot_Election-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47120\" style=\"width:533px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Vote_Ballot_Election-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Vote_Ballot_Election-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Vote_Ballot_Election-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Vote_Ballot_Election.jpeg 1280w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida is a Closed Primary state. According to Florida law, voters may vote in a party&#8217;s primary only if they are registered members of that party prior to the closing of registration, 29 days prior to Election Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s easy to change your party affiliation if you want to participate in one of the major political party races this Primary election, but you must make the change before the July 22nd deadline\u201d, Ms. Edwards explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a General Election, a voter may vote for any candidate, regardless of party affiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters can confirm their registration details by referring to their new Voter Information Card, by visiting&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polkelections.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PolkElections.gov<\/a>&nbsp;and clicking on \u201cVoter Lookup\u201d, or by calling the Supervisor of Elections office at (863) 534-5888.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polkelections.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PolkElections.gov<\/a>&nbsp;or call the Elections Office at 863-534-5888<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This presidential election year,\u00a0Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards reminds voters to double-check their party affiliation in advance. 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